It is a laxative, and not such a hot idea for IBS. Sorry. There's probably no polite way to tell your sister this, but she's potentially setting up serious bowel problems for her son as well. I totally disagree with their doc and am at a loss as to why he'd think this is okay.
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Re: Mineral oil
There's probably no polite way to tell your sister this, but she's potentially setting up serious bowel problems for her son as well. I totally disagree with their doc and am at a loss as to why he'd think this is okay.
